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- [fop]
- /fɒp/
- /fɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fop]
- /fɒp/
Definitions of fop word
- noun fop a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners. 2
- noun fop A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy. 2
- noun fop vain, fashionable man 2
- noun fop a man who is excessively concerned with fashion and elegance 0
- abbreviation FOP Fraternal Order of Police 0
- noun fop a foolish person 0
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Origin of fop
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English foppe, fop; akin to fob2
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Parts of speech for Fop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fop
noun fop
- beau — A woman's beau is her boyfriend or lover.
- coxcomb — a foppish man
- dude — a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- peacock — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
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